Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere. Any leyou save to your Dropbox will also automacally save to all your computers, phones, and even

the Dropbox website. This means that you can start working on your computer at school or the

oce, and nish on your home computer. Never email yourself a le again!

The Dropbox Folder

Aer you install Dropbox on your computer, a Dropbox folder is created. If you’re reading thisguide, then that means you had no problems nding your Dropbox folder :). This folder is justlike any other folder on your computer, but with a twist. Any le you save to your Dropbox

folder is also saved to all your other computers, phones, and the Dropbox website.

On top of your Dropbox is a green icon that lets you know how your Dropbox is doing:

Green circle and check:

All the les in your Dropbox are up to date.

Blue circle and arrows:

Files in your Dropbox are currently being updated.

Dropbox Quick Start

Adding les to your Dropbox

Step 1

Drag and drop a le into your Dropbox folder.

Step 2

The blue icon means your le’s syncing with Dropbox.

That’s it!

The green icon means that your le has nished

saving to your other computers and the Dropbox website.

Now that your le’s in Dropbox, any changes made to it willbe automacally detected and updated to your other

computers.

The Dropbox Right-click/Context Menu

When you Right-Click (Windows/Linux) or Control-Click (Mac) a le or folder in your Dropbox,you’ll see a menu that lets you do a few neat things with Dropbox:

•

Share a Folder

Invite your friends, family and teammates to a folder in your Dropbox. It’ll be

as if you saved that folder straight to their computers.

•

View Previous Versions

View a record of changes made to a le. You can choose to go backto an earlier version of a le if you’d like.

•

Browse on Dropbox Website...

View a le on the Dropbox website.

• Copy Public Link

Generate a link to any le in your Public Folder. You can then send this linkto anyone you’d like to view that le.

The Dropbox Tray/Menu bar icon

The Dropbox tray or menu bar icon is located on the boom (Windows) or top (Mac/Linux) of your screen, and lets you check the status and sengs of your Dropbox. The same green, blue,and red icons that appear on the les and folders in your Dropbox also appear over this icon to

let you know the status of your Dropbox.

Right-clicking this icon gives you a few opons:•

Open your Dropbox folder, the Dropbox website, or the Dropbox help center.

• See which les were recently changed.• View an esmate of how long it will take Dropbox to nish updang les.• Change preferences for your connecon, Dropbox folder locaon, and more.

What do I do now?

Try dragging some photos or docs into your Dropbox. Then visit the Dropbox website at hps://www.dropbox.com. When you log in, your les will be waing for you!To learn more about Dropbox, take our tour at hp://www.dropbox.com/tour or visit the helpcenter at hp://www.dropbox.com/help.